Read this excerpt from we beat the street. thinking back to that presentation in the library makes me smile. what started out as three high school boys skipping class turned out to be the most significant event in our lives. if we had made it to the gym that day instead of the library, more than likely the streets would have swallowed us in the next few years. we never would have become doctors. what effect does the seton hall presentation have on the three friends’ lives?

Positive

Explanation:

From this excerpt, it is clear that the presentation had a positive effect on the boys. We know this because the boys became successful adults, doctors, in fact, and they attribute their success to this presentation. The boys say that this was the "most significant event of their lives" and that without it they "never would have become doctors." Therefore, it is clear that the effect was extremely positive.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)